Pope making first papal visit to Algeria to launch Africa trip and honor locally born St. Augustine

ROME — Pope Leo XIV is embarking Monday on the first-ever papal trip to Algeria, aiming to promote Christian-Muslim coexistence at a time of global conflict and honor the locally born inspiration of ...

Already under financial pressure, Midwest soybean farmers are squeezed further by tariffs, Iran war

Soybeans don’t require nitrogen fertilizer, but it’s vital for corn and most soybean farmers also grow corn. About half the global supply of urea comes from the Middle East, and Qatar and Saudi Arabia ...